The New Economic Recovery Law: Nutrition Resources

The Children's Defense Fund has gathered useful materials from federal agencies, congressional sources, and advocacy and other organizations that can help you become familiar with the Recovery Act funding and program activities available in states and communities. The New Economic Recovery Law: Resources to Help Children and the Economy provides links to these materials. This section of the guide provides information and resources for nutrition and will be updated frequently to provide the latest and most helpful resources.

Nutrition

Departmental or Congressional Organizations

• Department of Agriculture posted a number of useful resources generally describing the Recovery Act funding for nutrition and other programs. 
• Congressional Research Service: "Agriculture, Nutrition and Rural Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) of 2009," February 23, 2009.  The Recovery Act provides more than $20 billion in increases for nutrition assistance programs.  This brief describes the increases for each affected nutrition program. 

Advocacy and Other Organizations

• National Conference of State Legislatures: "Human Services Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009." This summary provides extensive information on new nutrition funding available for states as well as funding for other human services programs serving children and families.